The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-27
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

The water works at Presque Isle are APP
preaching completion. The mains are near
ly all laid except on Bridge street and il is
anticipated that water will be admitted and
pipes tested by the LIST prox When that is
done, the work of tapping and putting in
service pipes for dwellings, stores and offices
will be vigorously pushed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Home Farm steps forward
to take the place lately occupied by the
Dirigo Rural as the Grange organ of the
State. AT the Whitehead meeting at Skowhe-
gan, State Master Robia called upon the
Patrons of Maine to accept Tho Home Farm
as the grange paper Of the State, and give it
their hearty support
1t will be remembered that Frank Chase
of Clinton, who fatally shot his brother
Walter the goth of last April, was, by order
Of Judge Whltehouse, sent to the Insane
Hospital for observation as to his sanity.
During his stay there his mental condition
has not changed, and he continues in a surly
imbecile-like state. 1t is believed his mind
has been shattered from infancy. His trial
is assigned for the next term of the Superior
Court, but it is not probable that he VIII be
convicted of any crime owing to his weak
ness of mind.
Curtis Stevens, Esq, the efficient trial
justice of Chelsea, has within a few days
paid into the treasury of kennebec county,
some 5000 fines of rumsellers. Before the
eSbdDllSHIl6uL VI JuuSG DltNcHc 0Uulb anu
the appointment of Deputy Sheriffs in
Chelsea there were about eighteen rumshops.
Now there is but one and much of the liquor
from that is dispensed in the woods
A company has been organized at Clinton
for building paint shop; They nave pur-
chased q lot Of joseph Piper, near ;. w.
Stewards r. w. Gerald has been chosen
agent, and W. S. Dixon, b. +. Foster and j.
ii. McGarrill building committee, who have
commenced operations on the shop, and will
push the work to an early completion.
KNOX COUNTY.
A thief made a raid on the Mountain View
| Hotel, in Camden, kept by Mr.. f. o. Martin,
| last Saturday night and stole large oil
| painting representing Camden mountains
| silver watch with gold chain, pair of
| bracelets, $25 in gold and some paper money
| "a rather queer assortment OF plumber says
| the Rockland Opinion. 1t is not known how
| the thief entered or departed from the
| house.
A branch of the National Paving Cutters
| Union of America, has been formed at Long
| Cove. The officers are as follows PreSi-
| dent, Robert Miller; Vice President Albert
| Slingsby; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles
| Lawrence.
Miss l.. Pullen, benevolent woman OF
Roekland, has opened Saturday afternoon
| school for the secular and religious lnstruc'
ton of young children. On Wednesday
afternoons, Miss Pullen will instruct girls
in sewing, knitting and the like.
The following is complete list of the off
GERS elected by the First Maine Heavy Ar
tillery Association at their reunion at Vinal
haven on Tuesday: President, Private
Presidents, Sergt. A. I. Wing, Co. f, Old
town; Private Martin A. Leayitt Co. l. Al
fred; Secretary, Major Fred G. Low, Co. b
Bangor; Treasurer, Lieut.. j. A. Dole, Ban,
gor; Executive Committee, Lieut.. Henry Z
Sellers. Co., ID, Bangor; Private VIM, b
Campbell, Co. G, Ellsworth; -Sergt. Luther
| Clay, Co. A, Lincoln; Sergt. Mark T. Rich
ardson, Co. c., Mt. Desert; Lieut.. Isaac n
Morgon. Co. b, South Thomaston.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The fall term of the Paris Hill Academy
will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. and con
tinue ten weeks under the instruction o.
| Charles Z. Dolley, A. B., graduate OF Colby
University.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Campmeeting at the Etna campground
| commences the Goth.
The several Grand Army posts in tn,
vicinity of Newport have purchased tn,
| piece of lard ON which they have campe(
this year, and henceforth they will have
permanent home on the shore of LAX
Sebasticook. This place, now named "CamI
John Benson" is a promontory ten acres in
extent, terminating in a sharp point running
into the lake. This point, from its beauty
and commanding situation. has been known
for many years as pleasant Point"
WALDO COUNTY.
The county Grange will meet with tn,
| Sebasticook Grange at Burnham, Angus
| 30th A picnic was had by the grangers a
| Weeds Grove Tuesday, August 33d.
Unity village is quite summer resort
| For the past two weeks the hotel has beer
| filed to overlooking with summer guests.